Worth saving?

**Wongdai** · 26th December 2008, 12:55 PM

Hi all,

This is an old saw I found in my shed. My Father gave it to me around 30 years ago, but I have no idea where he got it, and whether it is any good.

I'm not sure if you can tell from this pic but the teeth seem kind of weird.

**orraloon** · 27th December 2008, 07:54 AM

Wongdai,
It is worth keeping.
It looks like it has been sharpened a few times without jointing first. It can still be saved and be a good saw. Do a trawl of this site for saw sharpening and Google will also bring up a lot of good info.
Regards
John

**Pat** · 27th December 2008, 08:15 AM

Wongdai, the saw is called a "gent's" saw. I have a modern version and it is good for fine crosscuts on small projects.

**RayG** · 27th December 2008, 02:01 PM

Hi Wongdai,

That's a very handy little saw, Nice to restore something of your fathers and bring it back to life.

I would start by cleaning up the rust with wet&dry and turps, and then rejoint and sharpen.

Here is a good on-line tutorial to get you started in sharpening.

http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworki....aspx?id=24976

I'd like to see a couple of pictures when you get it cleaned up.

Regards
Ray

**Wongdai** · 27th December 2008, 03:16 PM

Thanks all,

I will put this down as a "to do" project for the new year.

They're starting to accumulate already!

Wongdai

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